Santorum endorses Romney

WASHINGTON

Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum endorsed his one-time fierce rival Mitt Romney late on May 7, a move that may help the party’s presumptive White House nominee win over religious conservatives, Reuters reported.

Santorum said in a statement that the two have differences, but that he came away from a meeting with the ex-Massachusetts governor impressed with Romney’s “deep understanding” of economic and family issues central to the campaign.

Romney ‘evens’ with Obama
“Governor Romney will be that nominee and he has my endorsement and support to win this the most critical election of our lifetime,” he said in the statement emailed to supporters. Meanwhile, Romney has evened it up with Obama in swing states six months ahead of the election, with the challenger seen as a better economic steward but Obama more likeable, a new poll showed on May 7, Agence France-Presse reported.

The poll focused on the states of Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.

The president led Romney 47-45 percent among registered voters, according to the USA Today/Gallup Swing States poll.